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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1940
Page
6
Rutgers professor C B Bender reports experiments on silage made with grass and molasses showing sugars convert to alcohol and acids but are fully utilized by cattle for energy. Trials refute view that molasses merely preserves silage by acid formation. acids and alcohol become part of the animal’s energy supply alongside carbohydrates.
Dr W C Thompson of Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station advises blue banding during December to January to identify heavy winter layers in pullet flocks. The method uses blue celluloid leg bands on pullets judged to have produced heavily in prior months, marking records and aiding future selection.
Mites do not live on chickens but suck blood at night on the birds while roosting. They retreat to dark cracks during the day. Painting with nicotine sulphate can prevent mite presence in the poultry house and on roosts.
Present prices for tankage and skimmilk indicate skimmilk worth about 30 cents to feed to hogs. This amount of milk will replace 6.5 pounds of tankage, providing a feed substitution calculation for farmers.
A teacher notices Tommy Smith’s paper includes the word Capsize after marking a confused line about a boat. The observer questions the digits 6% and references the directive to be precise in taking down dictation.
A boastful young man claims his family can trace lineage to William the Conqueror. His friend retorts with a quip about Noah in the Ark. He counters that their people had a beat of their own, implying a different ancestral pride.
Conversation reveals a minister's sermon on vanity and extravagance. Mrs Nayber notes the preacher's wife wore a new dress and hat, and a joke about a linguist and warmth of marriage frames the scene. A film director and star react with humor to the notion.
An elderly resident watched barrage balloons hover above an English town and doubted their purpose. She was reassured the balloons were for protection, yet she remained skeptical about their role and intent.
The quote suggests action over study, asserting living is a practice of applying knowledge rather than mere learning. It emphasizes experiential growth and practical engagement as true preparation.
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